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Associate Justice Fiti Sunia
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The process by the Samoa Government of not accepting its citizens back home in Samoa despite a court order for deportation being issued due to their being overstayers in the territory and their travel documents have expired — did not sit well with the High Court....
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 52-year-old man who is on probation for 12 months was arrested last month on the allegation that he assaulted his neighbor while he was intoxicated. Faasega William made his initial appearance last month. He is charged with 3rd degree assault, trespass, resisting...
Flags at half staff in front of EOB
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff until sunset, May 30th, “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated” on May 26th in San Jose,...
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While supportive of federal conservation efforts, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga says he does not support additional federal regulation for coral critical habitat that are already protected under American Samoa law. “American Samoa is already highly-federally...
U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The Insular Cases are the problem, not the solution,” declared local attorney Leiataua Charles V. Alailima in May 26th written testimony to the US House Committee on Natural Resources, saying that he supports H.R. 279 — “Insular Cases Resolution — pertaining to “Insular...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 24-year-old who’s accused of breaking into a home in Kokoland and then managed to get away before the occupants woke up and saw him, was arrested by police last month and he’s now being charged. During his arrest, officers discovered illegal drugs in his possession....
Aleki Sene Jr
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two weeks ago, Samoa News received information that Aleki Sene Jr. had been suspended from his role as chair of the board of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) — until further notice. A source told Samoa News that the decision to suspend Sene Jr was...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man convicted of assaulting a man by striking his head with a metal pipe and punching him in the face multiple times is going to jail. Kalifa Leu who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a $15,000 surety bond, has been ordered to...
Bus on road in Alega
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During last Friday afternoon’s status hearing, via teleconference at the federal court in Honolulu, US District Court Chief Judge, J. Michael Seabright was informed by attorney for AST Telecom LLC, d/b/a Bluesky Communication, that low hanging cables at Alega village...
Congresswoman Amata with Guam Gov.Leon Guerrero and USVI Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata worked with sponsor Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, colleagues from the Territories and other key Members of Congress in introducing legislation together to better provide equitable treatment for U.S. territories in federal health care (programs like...

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